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To: SMGFan

Huh?
WOR has puny signal to the west of NYC, while WABC is booming into NY, NJ, PA, New England.
They both run 50 kW transmitters, but WABC is using omnidirectional single element vertical antenna covering large piece of land.
WOR is using 4 element directional array, beaming most of their power East, over the water, skirting Long Island S shore. Fish and boats will be pleased.
Stoooopid move, or part of gradual silencing of conservative talking dissent??? They replaced Glenn Beck with Whorealdo. Imus is boring in the morning.
At least Hannity is on SiriusXM, Rush refuses addition of satellites.


7 posted on 12/11/2013 5:41:28 PM PST by Leo Carpathian (FReeeeepeesssssed)
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To: Leo Carpathian
WABC is booming into NY, NJ, PA, New England.
I remember the first time my parents drove to FL. We were listening to WABC as far south as Jacksonville. I've heard it said that one reason the "British invasion" music was so successful was that on a good night WABC's signal could be received in parts of the UK.
10 posted on 12/11/2013 5:45:39 PM PST by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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To: Leo Carpathian
"WOR has puny signal to the west of NYC, while WABC is booming into NY, NJ, PA, New England."

I can pick up WABC on the DelMarVa peninsula to get Rush during the daytime.

12 posted on 12/11/2013 5:57:56 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Leo Carpathian
I gotta give Don Imus credit for one of the best quotes about the NYC radio market I've heard. He was describing the changes in the radio lineups and the changing of the guard at WOR, and he just had to take a potshot at the Gambling dynasty at WOR:

"I remember when the old man was on the air here in New York. He used to get the best ratings in New York City reading the school closings during the winter!"

LOL.

15 posted on 12/11/2013 6:13:46 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("I've never seen such a conclave of minstrels in my life.")
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To: Leo Carpathian
Those directional antenna arrays were laid down back when the stations first went on the air. A limited number of AM frequencies, plus US and Canadian clear channels, made for a tough radio assignment.
17 posted on 12/11/2013 6:17:48 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks ("Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth.")
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To: Leo Carpathian

I pick up WABC 770 in Charlotte!

And south of Charlotte, too, like Parris ISland!

Seriously! Listened to Mark Levin a month ago on a trip there


22 posted on 12/11/2013 6:42:57 PM PST by RaceBannon (Lk 16:31 And he said unto him If they hear not Moses and the prophets neither will theybe persuaded)
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To: Leo Carpathian
If it means anything...I have always been able to get 710 better than 770 in Cherry Hill, NJ. (Directly east of Philly) However, as the years go on, that signal is getting fainter, and also more polluted with noise.

I can see a relaxation in RF interference regulation for electronics, and maybe something sinister in all those solar panels that popped up in the state of NJ a2-3 years ago to purposely hurt reception, although I have no proof of this.

23 posted on 12/11/2013 10:25:40 PM PST by Captainpaintball
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To: Leo Carpathian

Part of all this is because of Cumulus/Clear Channel (the latter has Premiere Radio syndication). Cumulus has their own stable of hosts; Geraldo is going NYC only but he was with them. Dennis Miller is moving from 10a-1p to noon to 3,
and Huckabee is going off.

http://adsales.cumulusmedianetworks.com/tag/News%20and%20Talk
Mark Levin, Savage,Imus (it says Huckabee & Geraldo but again they’ll be gone, other than Geraldo locally in NY)

Premiere
http://premiereradio.com/category/view/talk.html
Coast to Coast, Rush, Hannity, Beck, liberal Randi Rhodes

Cumulus: WABC 770
Clear Channel: WOR 710


43 posted on 12/12/2013 6:58:16 AM PST by raccoonradio
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